G 0 D AN H 0 u s H 0 L D E R. Book II. MET APH 0 R. havior; Thews Faults, and diGikes uncome!y and debauched Actions ~nd Examples, is angry at reite– rated Umowardnefs. Abraham taught his Children, Mofes in(\ruct– ed Ifrael, David taught Solomon, was angry with Abfalom, as Eli with his Sons. XII. A good and wife Houlbol– der loves his H oufhold with a na– tural and paternal Love. PARALLEL. his Family to walk by the Examples of the beft to walk in Wifdom, to give no Ofti:nce, to hold faft that which is good. God is troubled (as it were) and angry at great Mifcarriacres, and un... ftemly ACtions, grieved (if I may with Reverence fo fpeak) at his very Heart, with particular In– firuments, angry wich not only fome, but even the whoie Houfhold, when the Offenders will not reform. Xll. God loved all his Creation ; when he looked upon it, and faw all to be good, he could do no otherwife, Angels, M en, Beafts, creepina Things, Fowls, and all inanimate Things. Th~ Church he loves on new Terms : 'l'he Father hmifelf loves )'Oil, becaufe )'OU have loved me, and believed that I came fort h from God. XIII. A good and wife H oufeXIII. God fent Mofes to Ifrael, when Gck of ·holder takes Care for the PreferOppreffion in Egypt, when corrupted with Sin in vation and Security of his Family, the vVildernefs, about the Calf, and had need of in refpe[t of Health, and Safety Purgation; Abigail and Nathan to David, on the <~gain!tThievesandEnemies; fends fame Account; Elijah to 1frael, and Ahab, as for a Phvfician, as foon as he finds well as he had before fent Samuel to David. any ill;. orders the Doors and Peter's Advice is, to deanfe from all Filthtnefs of ·Gates to be kept faft with Bars Hefh and Spirit. He takes Care for their Secu. and Locks. rity, and manifefteth this care diverGy, gives Cautions w take heed, puts their Ene1nies in fear, fometimes re(\rains in Time of Purfuit of feeming Advantages, orders Doors tO be £bur, till the E nemies difappear, and the Indignation be overpaft. . XIV. A good Houlbolderbears, XIV. God hath tO Admiration £hewed hi$ and forbears long, is not rafh and Patience and Long-fuffering to his Church, to the hafty, b<lt meek and patient, under whole World, to the whole Families of the Earth: prefent Provocation. H e gave the old World one hundred and twenty Years, bore long with the Murmurers of Ifrael in the \Vildernefs, was forty Years grieved, fuffered Jerufalem long before the firft Captivity, longer before the !aft by the Romans; gives Jezebel, and myftic Baby/on, Time and Space: fparcd a Gr.ful World in general, above fi ve thoufand Years. XV. A wife Hounw!Jer is not XV. God will not be always wrath, le(\ the always wrath, retains not Anger ObjeCt of his Wrath GJould fail before him, re– out of Spite, foon becomes recontains not Anger for ever, takes immediate Nmice ciled, upon Submillion, and uGng of Returns, and forthwith proclaims Peace and Means of Pacification. Reconciliation. XVI. A o-oodi-Ioufholder is full XVI. God;, plcnarily qualified with Bowels of of Sympathy; is much concerned Compaffion and T endernels towards his People: and arieved, when Things go ill, I have Jeen the Ajfliflion ofmy Prople, and am come and ~re out of Order. down to deliver. In all their Afflictions he was afjlified: My Bowels are ajflified for him. He pities tlmn that fear him, &c. Exod. iii. 7· and vi. 5· Ifa. lxiii. 9· XVII. A good Hou!holdergives XVII. God loads _(as it were) with Benefits, reiterated In!tances of his Favors, fpeaks comfortably, btdsothers fpeak comfortably, he is familiar with his Family, as from him: Speak comfortably to J erufalem: Let fpeaks to them, and fmiles on them, us reafon together: Smiles .invifibly by Providence, hears them when they call, helps inviGbly by Grace ar.d Sptnt; hears Prayer tn an them up when they fall. accept'ed Time, helps up his Church and People when they fall: Aaron rofe up by his Help; God Peter in like Manner: Which confirms the Word of his raifed holy David when he fell, Servant, &c. XVlll. A wife and good Hour– holder deals plainly and uprightly with his Family, !heweth them the Danger of Difobedience, both to XVIII. God demonftrates the great Danger of Difobedience, with all Plainnefs, by Words ac lencrth: If thou doefl Evil, Sin lietb at the Door : A ttthe Curfes of the Book light on the Children of l)ifobedier.ce,
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